Yu-Gi-Oh

I have not played Yu-Gi-Oh at all, not yet anyway. Anyone here tried it? From random glimbses of the animated series, it seems interesting, at least. Well, more interesting than PokeMon. The game itself seems as complex as Magic, but what do I know.

I have seen it played and read through the rules. Don't be misled by the "casting cost" into thinking it is as complex as Magic. You get to play one creature a turn (if I remember correctly). If that creature has from 1-4 stars, it's fine. If it has 5-8, you have to sacrifice a different creature when you play it. If it has more, 2 creatures.

Yes, creatures with 4 stars are more powerful than those with 1, but they still "cost" the same.

The play itself is very similar to Magic, but feels very dumbed down. I don't believe there are instants. However, I think you can "hide" your "enchantments", which gives sort of an instant feel at times. But the focus is on the creatures anyway.

If you play Magic, it will probably feel weak. If not, it may be a decent tool to learn the basics. But if you are a gamer at heart, you will want to move on to Magic as quickly as possible.

That's funny - some have mentioned of "trap cards," and "fusion," and morph-like effects, plus an unlimited cards in a deck, no casting costs (?), tons of creature combat; forgive me - I fail to see the Magic in Yu-Gi-Oh.

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Sorry Ericbess, I replied to theorgg while you wrote. Hmm. See, I didn't know these things. I have played Magic for years, but I quit a long time ago. Yu-Gi-Oh just seemed interesting, that's all. From what you describe, however, it does have a "watered-down" feel - something I dislike, and it is, in fact, the same reason I quit Magic - all cards are always watered-down versions of their mothers and fathers; the game is stale.

The thing about fusion is that unlike Delraich, you have to sack the two creatures. You don't have any other options. And it requires a forty-dollar "Ultra Rare" card to use. And that makes it extremely dorky. Not to mention the fact that I see all of these little 10-year-old kids with their Polymerization (the afore-mentioned "forty-dollar "Ultra Rare" ") and their Raigeki (a Plague Wind, another 40 dollar card) and their Toon cards (something like shadow, all the Toon cards are at least 30 bucks and they can't be played unless you have another 40 dollar card) and I think things like "How can these kids afford those cards?" and "I wish my parents would buy me expensive Magic cards." and "Weren't these the same kids who had all of the expensive Pokemon cards?" and "I need to get laid." and "I wish I wasn't working right now."

EDIT: And there aren't any morph effects like in Magic. Like theorgg said, you play trap cards face-down and then you can reveal them at certain times as dictated by their icon. Sometimes the creature cards will be played face-down to indicate that they are in defense mode, but that's about it.

Originally posted by Jigglypuff The thing about fusion is that unlike Delraich, you have to sack the two creatures. You don't have any other options. And it requires a forty-dollar "Ultra Rare" card to use. And that makes it extremely dorky. Not to mention the fact that I see all of these little 10-year-old kids with their Polymerization (the afore-mentioned "forty-dollar "Ultra Rare" ") and their Raigeki (a Plague Wind, another 40 dollar card) and their Toon cards (something like shadow, all the Toon cards are at least 30 bucks and they can't be played unless you have another 40 dollar card) and I think things like "How can these kids afford those cards?" and "I wish my parents would buy me expensive Magic cards." and "Weren't these the same kids who had all of the expensive Pokemon cards?" (- Steve -)

As I said, I have never had the experience with the card game or the television series - I have only heard of this and that. Admittedly, I was to try it; now, seeing all that is to see, I have changed my mind, blissfully.

I turned away from Magic because it was growing stale in content. If Y-G-O is a watered down version of Magic, then it is more stale than I would have ever desired.